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unusual facts about Birmingham City



Barry Bridges

Barry John Bridges (born 29 April 1941 in Horsford, Norfolk) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall and Brighton & Hove Albion and was capped four times for England.

Bobby Laing

He had been on the books of Falkirk, but while stationed at Hednesford, Staffordshire, during the Second World War, he appeared for Birmingham City in the wartime Football League South.

Broughton, Lancashire

During their 'glory years' of the late 1970s through the 1980s they were managed by ex-Preston North End & Birmingham City striker Eddy Brown.

CD Atlético Baleares

It opened on 8 May 1960, with a 2–0 friendly win against Birmingham City.

Chris Nicholl

Nicholl remains popular amongst Walsall fans, but was not offered the manager's job - which later went to former Birmingham City captain Kevan Broadhurst.

Cinderford Town A.F.C.

The Causeway Ground has been floodlit since 1991 when the club took on Birmingham City in a friendly to inaugurate the lights.

Computers and Blues

The 'Blues' part of the title refers to Skinner's beloved Birmingham City.

David Speedie

He made just seven appearances (scoring twice) for the Saints in the 1992–93 league campaign, having unsuccessful loan spells with Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion before another loan deal in early March took him to Division One promotion contenders West Ham United.

Eric Webber

He had spent nearly 14 years as Torquay manager, signing a number of players who would go on to greater things, including Robin Stubbs who he signed from Birmingham City for £6,000.

Football League North and South

Sheffield United were the Champions of League North and Birmingham City were the Champions of League South for the only full season in 1945-46.

Friends of FundeCruz

De la Cruz, who is a UNICEF ambassador, donated about 10% of his salary from Birmingham City.

Graham Allner

Allner started his playing career as a schoolboy at Birmingham City before signing amateur forms at Walsall playing reserve football.

Jack Surtees

Surtees arrived at Hillsborough in November 1934 and contrary to his earlier career, his fine form was an eye-opener, so much so that he was given a first team chance on Christmas Day 1934 in a 2–0 home victory against Birmingham City when Ronnie Starling was rested.

Les Afful

He joined Exeter City as a trainee after playing for a Merseyside youth team in Toxteth, after being brought to Exeter for a friendly by former Birmingham City and Liverpool player Howard Gayle.

Mauro Zárate

He later signed for Qatari side Al-Sadd in 2008, where he played only six months before transferring on loan to Birmingham City in England.

Naughty Forty

In January 1998, dozens of hooligans invaded the pitch at the club's new Britannia Stadium at the end of a 7-0 Division One defeat by Birmingham City and several seats were thrown onto the pitch.

Rob Styles

In awarding Birmingham City a penalty 13 minutes from time during the Premier League game at St Andrews on 29 March 2008, Styles caused many observers in the media to question whether the away side's Sun Jihai had actually fouled home striker Gary McSheffrey in the penalty area, or merely been punished for a legitimate shoulder-to-shoulder challenge, which would ordinarily have brought no sanction whatsoever.

Sean Connor

After spending some time as press officer for Birmingham City, Connor moved to America where he coached in the USL First Division under John McGinlay for Cincinnati Riverhawks, Boston Bulldogs and in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League with the Lafayette Swamp Cats.

Stark's Park

Most of the cost of the above work was covered (as had become the norm) by the sale of assets, the most notable of those being Jackie Stewart to Birmingham City, Jim Baxter to Rangers and Jimmy MacEwan to Aston Villa, the latter deal also leading to Villa travelling north to play in the first match under the new lights.

Tony Capaldi

Born in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Capaldi began his career at Birmingham City, where he came through the youth ranks as a trainee.

Vinny Samways

In the 1995–96 season, he spent time on loan at Division One sides Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City.

Wally Quinton

Walter "Wally" Quinton (13 December 1917 – 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 85 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Brentford and Shrewsbury Town.


see also

Birmingham City Police

Birmingham City Police was a police force responsible for policing the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England until 1974, when on 1 April it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with West Midlands Constabulary and parts of other forces to form the West Midlands Police.

Birmingham City Transport

In 1937 Birmingham City Transport was created out of Birmingham Corporation Tramways.

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design

The main BIAD campus and library is located at Gosta Green, just north of Birmingham city centre, and about three-quarters of a mile from both Birmingham New Street railway station and the Custard Factory quarter.

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood shopping centre has a bus interchange which hosts buses that go to and from Birmingham City Centre, Solihull, Coleshill, Warwickshire, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham International Airport.

Patel Taylor

Most recently the newly completed Eastside City Park was awarded 4 RIBA awards – a National award, West Midlands award, Building of the Year award and Client of the year for Birmingham City Council.

Pype Hayes

Pype Hayes Hall remains today and is currently being auctioned by Birmingham City Council as of February 2012 it is still for sale.

Snowhill

Later, Mike Whitby, the head of Birmingham City Council, screwed a golden bolt into place in one of the building's steel columns.

Tyseley Locomotive Works

Located on the A41 Warwick Road, the site is approximately 3 miles from Birmingham city centre, or 4 miles from Solihull.

Van Helden

Gerard Van Helden (1848–1901), Detective Superintendent in the Birmingham City Police

Yaqoob

Salma Yaqoob (born 1971), the leader of Respect – The Unity Coalition and a Birmingham City Councillor